diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clangd/TestTU.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clangd/TestTU.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clangd/TestTU.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/unittests/clangd/TestTU.cpp
@@ -141,5 +141,24 @@
   });
 }
 
+class TestVisitor : public RecursiveASTVisitor<TestVisitor> {
+public:
+  bool VisitVarTemplateDecl(VarTemplateDecl *VTD) {
+    seenVarTemplateDecl = true;
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  bool seenVarTemplateDecl = false;
+};
+
+TEST(TestTU, VariableTemplate) {
+  TestTU TU = TestTU::withCode("template <typename T> int x;");
+  auto AST = TU.build();
+  EXPECT_TRUE(AST.getDiagnostics().empty());
+  TestVisitor Visitor;
+  Visitor.TraverseAST(AST.getASTContext());
+  EXPECT_TRUE(Visitor.seenVarTemplateDecl);
+}
+
 } // namespace clangd
 } // namespace clang